2026 quotes by leaders for you to enjoy

We must wait for the official history of the Chinese Revolution to record in greater detail the invaluable work of our Japanese friends. Sun Yat-sen

Work History Wait Revolution Our Must Detail Record Invaluable Greater Friends Official Chinese Japanese

One may have broad or narrow talents, but only education renders them useful. Schools set up to train people will develop the intelligence of those who have it and end the stupidity of those who do not, providing a specialty to those who have narrow talent and broad knowledge to those with all-around ability. Sun Yat-sen

Education Knowledge People Intelligence Stupidity Will Broad Those Ability All-Around Only Develop Talent Talents Schools Narrow Providing End Up Train May Them Useful Who Specialty Set

At thirteen, I accompanied my mother to the Hawaiian Islands. There, for the first time, I saw the wonder of a steamship and the vastness of the ocean. From that time on, I was eager to acquire the knowledge of the West and to fathom the mysteries of nature. Sun Yat-sen

Time Nature Knowledge Mother Mysteries First Ocean Fathom Saw Hawaiian Vastness First Time Islands Accompanied West Wonder Acquire Eager Thirteen

All my comrades must continue to exert their efforts according to my 'Programme of National Reconstruction,' 'Outline of Reconstruction,' the 'Three Principles of the People,' and the 'Manifesto' issued by the First National Congress of our Party, and strive on earnestly for the consummation of the end we have in view. Sun Yat-sen

If China stood on an equal basis with other nations, she could compete freely with them in the economic field and be able to hold her own without failure. But as soon as foreign nations use political power as a shield for their economic designs, then China is at a loss how to resist or to compete successfully with them. Sun Yat-sen

Failure Political Political Power Power Own Field Other Able Economic Could Soon Freely Equal She Without How Foreign Shield Loss Stood Nations Hold China Them Then Successfully Use Her Compete Designs Resist Basis

We should not underestimate that: the Chinese people's ignorance. Thousands of years of despotism had been such a poison that their understanding of modern politics is even inferior to that of the black slaves and other immigrants. Sun Yat-sen

Revolutionaries were depressed and close to emotional breakdown; after the failure, they left successively. Sun Yat-sen

Failure Emotional Were Left Close Revolutionaries After Breakdown Depressed

I began to realize that, in spite of great achievements in wealth and military prowess, the great powers of Europe have not yet succeeded in providing the greatest happiness of the vast majority of the people; and that the reformers in these European countries were working hard for a new social revolution. Sun Yat-sen

Happiness Great People Wealth Revolution Military Vast Spite Vast Majority Countries New Powers Majority Greatest Greatest Happiness Were Providing Began Prowess Achievements Social Succeeded Realize Working Working Hard Hard Europe European European Countries Great Achievements

The Chinese people have only family and clan groups; there is no national spirit. Consequently, in spite of four hundred million people gathered together in one China, we are, in fact, but a sheet of loose sand. Sun Yat-sen

Family Together People National Hundred Clan Spirit Only Fact Spite Sheet Loose In Fact China Chinese Chinese People Sand Groups Million Four Million People Consequently Gathered

The Russians as a people had no point of conflict with the Germans; the conflict came from their respective imperialistic policies. When the Russian people learned that imperialism was historically wrong, they set up a revolution in 1917 and overthrew imperialism at home. They then negotiated for peace separately with Germany. Sun Yat-sen

Home Peace Conflict People Revolution Respective Russian Russian People Russians No Point Point Imperialism Imperialistic Had Wrong Policies Learned Came Up Historically Germans Germany Then Separately Set

We know a way now to make use of democracy, and we know how to change the attitude of people towards government, but yet the majority of people are without vision. We who have prevision must lead them and guide them into the right way if we want to escape the confusions of Western democracy and not follow in the tracks of the West. Sun Yat-sen

Attitude Government Democracy Change People Vision Guide Way Right Way Must Follow Lead Towards Know Majority Make Tracks Without How West Western Escape Want Them Confusions Use Who Now Right

At present, England, America, France, Italy, and Japan constitute the so-called 'Big Five.' Even with the rise of Germany and Soviet Russia, the world has only seven Powers. When China becomes strong, she can easily win first place in the Council of Nations. Sun Yat-sen

World Strong Win First Big Seven France Easily Constitute Russia Rise Only Council Powers She First Place Becomes Italy Five Germany America Soviet Nations So-Called Place China Japan England Even Present